Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas gifts, there were many great ones both given and received this year. It has been an overall great holiday! There is however one gift that touched me. My 16 year old daughter, gave me the David Allen Coe "Penitentiary Blues" album. I have had parts of this album on my I-Pod for years, but had not found the complete album. Man, I have a rad daughter! Oh and the album is sooo good!!!

Friday, December 23, 2011

Pulled up on this little phaeton this morning heading south on the 101. Wow! Great car, what's the story? Barn find? Old hot rod, with a old club plaque from Half Moon Bay. The guy driving the truck, didn't look the type, or at least not the type to leave it alone. I motioned, he waived... whatever, beautiful!!!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Painted this sign today, it was ordered to be given away as a Christmas present. I am pleased with the finished job. This week has been very busy, with Christmas present jobs. From early morning straight through to the late evening. I am closing in on it all though, and I should have it all covered by the weeks end.

Monday, December 19, 2011

All of these vehicles, that I grew up around. My Dad had a 67' Bronco and an early Jeep when I was a boy. It's interesting that as I get older, I find myself re-discovering things that I have grown up with, and overlooked. I still like the early American iron, but wouldn't mind one of these late 60's early 70's American 4x4's. Finding one that has made it this long, without getting hacked up is rare, but the price point on these trucks is still decent, and the possibilities that they open up are countless. Food for thought...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

This morning, I loaded the ladders and and other supplies into my truck, for a wall lettering job. As I drank my last cup of coffee, I watched the news. The weather man said that there was a 20 percent chance of rain later tonight. As I left for the job, it started to rain, and did so for 30 mins. Somehow after that, I managed to letter the wall...

"Pride In Tradition"

*Celebrating 25 Years!
Traditional American Hand Lettering & Design. Gold Leaf, and striping.
I have had cars and bikes that I lettered or striped covered in Rodders Journal, Hot Rod, Rod & Culture, Hot Rod Deluxe, Speed & Chrome and various other magazines.
I have been lettering since 1989, I learned from Tom Greene, a longtime sign man from the East Bay Area. He learned from Bill Pendlan & Tommy the Greek. Some combined 100+ years of "Old Time" knowlege, passed my way. With this blog deal, I aim to show some of my jobs, art, friends, and daily passings....